Midnight, Girls' Dormitory

Hermione practically glided into the 6th year girls' dormitory. She sat on her bed, folded her legs up under her, grabbed her book, and found herself unable to stop grinning like a little girl. Lavender Brown and Parvati Patil quickly noticed the unwavering grin on Hermione's face and sat on the foot of her bed and stared at her. Hermione looked up, eyebrow raised.

"Yes?" Hermione questioned.

"Spill!" Parvati and Lavender exclaimed in unison.

However, before Hermione got the chance to even open her mouth again, Ginny Weasley stalked into the room and plopped down ever so gracefully onto the bed nearest Hermione's.

"Why do you two look so creepily excited?" Ginny asked Lavender and Parvati.

"Hermione and a boy!" Lavender yelled.

"Hey! What makes you think it's a boy?" Hermione crossed her arms.

"Oh, puhhh-lease!" Parvati rolled her eyes.

"We know that look." Lavender finished.

Hermione blushed. This peaked Ginny's interest and suddenly all three girls were leaning towards Hermione waiting to hear the story that had her smiling so big.

"Well go on, Hermione, tell us what Ron did." Ginny prompted.

Hermione's eyes bulged as she looked at Ginny. Her face was quickly turning a shade of red that was letting everyone know that Ginny was absolutely correct about her assumption of whom the boy was. Lavender and Parvati were giggling into their hands.

"What… what on Earth would make you think it's Ronald?" Hermione stammered, trying to look much more calm than she was.

"Well, I've met the two of you, and I understand your weird fixation on each other. I think the only other boy you've ever even looked twice at was Viktor." Ginny clarified.

Hermione blushed again, knowing fully well that Ginny was completely correct. Ron was the only male who ever really crossed her mind in the 'more than friends' type of way, but she had yet to admit that to anyone out loud; she certainly wouldn't start now.

"Well, fine. It is about Ron, but we are not 'fixated' on each other. We're friends. That's all." Hermione explained.

The other three girls presented Hermione's words with a mixture of snorting and downright cackling.

"Oh, Hermione. Everyone knows you two have the hots for each other! Just tell us what happened!" Lavender said.

"Fine! If it will make you lot leave me be, I'll tell you." Hermione said.

Parvati and Lavender leaned even closer to Hermione. Ginny simply raised an eyebrow in curiousity.

"I invited him to Professor Slughorn's New Year's Eve party, and he said yes." Hermione shared, with a hint of pride in her tone.

"'Bout time you two go on a date." Ginny muttered, leaning back against the headboard of the bed she was sitting on.

"Ooooh! I hope he's a good kisser! You have to tell us afterwards!" Parvati nearly shouted.

"D-date? K-kisser?" Hermione stuttered.

"Well, obviously you'll kiss! It's a New Year's Eve party!" Lavender exclaimed.

Hermione's face paled slightly.

"I'm sure he thinks I just asked him to go as a friend. It's not a date." Hermione clarified nervously.

Parvati and Lavender exchanged looks that clearly said that Hermione was crazy. Hermione fidgeted with her hands. Ginny had managed to find a copy of the newest Witch Weekly and was flipping through it, wholly uninterested in the girl gossip surrounding her.

"Hermione, that's absolutely ridiculous. He obviously wants to kiss you!" Parvati finally said.

"You two are so caught up in boys, you think everyone wants to kiss everyone!" Hermione said, looking half shocked and half terrified by this point.

"You two are different, Her—" Lavender started to say.

"OH NO! Lav we gotta go! Look at the time!" Parvati shrieked.

"EEK!"

The two girls hurriedly gather up a few things and nearly sprinted out the exit of the 6th year girls' dormitory. Ginny barely lifted her eyes to watch them leave, and then she lowered her head to the magazine again.

"Gin…" Hermione trailed off.

"I know, that's the most physical work I've ever seen Lavender and Parvati do too. I'm just as shell shocked as you are." Ginny joked.

The youngest Weasley rolled her eyes and continued flipping through the magazine. She would pause every once in a while to read something and then continue flipping distractedly. It was a few minutes before Ginny realized how quiet Hermione was. The redhead looked up to see her friend starting at the wall and absentmindedly chewing on the ends of her hair. Ginny silently closed the copy of Witch Weekly and set it aside.

"'Mione, what's wrong?" Ginny questioned, moving to sit next to her.

"I… nothing. It's fine. They were just being themselves, right? Lavender and Parvati… Just being them and assuming things? I… I shouldn't be nervous, right?" Hermione stammered.

"Oh, Hermione. Don't worry about what those two bimbos think. You and my prat of a brother are such good friends. Even if something was going to happen between you two, it'll just be something that happens. Don't worry about it. If you want to go for it at Sluggy's party, then go for it. If you don't, don't. Lavender and Parvati are ridiculous. No need to stress." Ginny said.

Ginny had wrapped her arm around Hermione's shoulder and pulled the older girl in to her side and squeezed.

"Thanks, Gin." Hermione smiled.

Ginny shrugged and with a wink said,

"Plus, you know if you go for it and it doesn't work out, you can blame it on New Year's!"

AN: Okay, so with this chapter and the last one I tried to show Ron and Hermione having pretty much the same discussion with their friends in more stereotypical way (because you don't get a lot of the trio just being teenagers with their friends and I need that in my life), but I honestly don't really like the way this chapter went. If anyone wants to rewrite it in a better way, feel free and I will absolutely credit you. Another option is that I might just take this one out. Next & last chapter will be up soon though guys. Stay with me. Love you.